A La Pine man admits to texting while driving and subsequently killing a Bend teen last summer. Erik Conn, 29, will serve 28 months in prison under the terms of a recently reached plea deal. Conn Thursday pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment. He originally faced charges of second degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving, and reckless endangerment in the July death of Forrest Cepeda, 16.